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rage. Not only is this the case in Paraguay, Uruguay, and the 

 Argentine Republic, but in Peru, Chili, and Ecuador, it is no less 

 esteemed. They drink the tea frorn the spout of a pot which 

 they call mate^ adding to it a little burnt sugar, cinnamon, or 

 lemon juice. The wealthier and more refined class draw it into 

 the mouth through a tin or silver pipe called bombilla, which, 

 being perforated with holes at one end, and inserted in the mate 

 or tea-pot, enables them to partake of the liquid without swallow- 

 ing the smaller particles of the pulverized leaves floating on the 

 surface. The quantity of leaves used by a person who is fond of 

 it, is about an ounce. The infusion is generally kept at a boiling 

 temperature, but those who are accustomed to it seem to drink it 

 thus without inconvenience. In the meantime hot water is sup- 

 plied as fast as it is consumed, every visitor being supplied with 

 his mate and pipe. If allowed to stand long, the tea acquires an 

 inky color. The leaves, when fresh, taste somewhat like mal- 

 lows, or inferior Chinese green tea. 



Morocco Dressers'' Sumach, (Rhus coriaria,) from the south of 

 Europe. The seeds of this shrub have been imported for experi- 

 ment in the middle states, where it is thought it will be adapted 

 to the climate. It usually grows from six to eight feet in height, 

 on dry, sandy, or rocky soils in exposed situations. The branches 

 and leaves are imported into this country in a ground state, and 

 employed for tanning leather. It is said they are used in Tur- 

 key and Barbary for preparing the Turkey morocco from the 

 skins of sheep and goats. The seeds are sold at AleppO) where 

 they are eaten to provoke an appetite. 



Furze, (Ulex europseus,) from Brittany, in France, a low, 

 prickly shrub, used as an excellent green fodder for cattle, 

 when bruised. It was imported for a hedge plant, in the mid- 

 dle and southern states, and is described in another part of ihis 

 volume. 



French Broom, (Genista scoparia,) from France, a low, hardy 

 shrub, growing from three to nine feet in height, with numerous 

 straight, sharp branches, and used as fodder for sheep and for 



